Shade and curtain fixture



March 11 1924. 1,486,413

M. BORGES SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed Nov. 10. 1921 Fatented Mar.ll, 1924.

MARY BURGES, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHADEAND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Application filed November 10, 1921. Serial No. 514,219.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, MARY Bonens, a citi- Zenof the Republic of Portugal, and a resident of New Bedford, in thecounty of a Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and'useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Fixtures, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention appertains to improvements in shade and curtain fixturesof that type which has a pair of supports for brackets that are adaptedto maintain shade rollers,the supports also maintainingmeans forconnectingtherewith-a bowed or arched curtain rod, the invention beingmade up to provide longitudinally adjustable brackets for shaderollers,-and a .pair of-curtain rod holders which are attached-tosupports the parts being of such construction that the shade rollers andthe curtain pole may be maintained in difi'erent'horizontal planes.

A shade and curtain fixture made in accord with my invention consists ofcomplementary supports each support being shaped to have an outstandingfront portion which'has therethrough a longitudinal slot, and integralends which are apertured for the passage of attaching means by which thesupports are secured to a sash or window frame, the supports havingassociated therewith brackets for shade rollers and curtain rod supportswhich extend upward from the'end portions of the supports for thebrackets, the curtainrod supports having their upper ends shaped. toprovide a crotch and having upstanding members or tines that are shapedto bear against the window frame or against the curtain pole or rod tohold thesame when arched in a horizontal position, as will behereinafter set forth.

Objects :of iny invention are to provide simple and eilicien't means formaintaining an archedxcurtain.poleor'lambrequin rod in horizontalposition and projecting "from the upper portion of-the window frame, andto associate with "the support therefor brackets for shade rollers, thebrackets being adjustable upon the supports and of such construction asto maintain a shade tion.

'ing the slotted front portion. minals-ofth-e supports 12 are aperturedfor roller below the plane of the curtain pole or l-ambrequin rod.

A further object of by invention is to provide the supports thatmaintain a curtain pole and a shade roller with means that de pend fromthe supports to engage with a second shade roller, which may bemaintained thereby within the side pieces of the window frame, as willbe hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of one'of theshade and curtain fixtures which-embodies my inven- Fig. 2 is a planview. Fig. 3 is :1 detail perspective view of one of the brackets, whichshows the same attached to asupport. Fig. 4 is a ide elevation of one ofthe curtain pole supports. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the curtainpole support shown by Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modifiedform of my invention. the tines of the fork being shown as equ'i-distantfrom the stern of the curtain-pole support. Fig. 7 is an end elevationof the structure shown by Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof.

In the principal views of the drawings l have shown onlyone end portionor". the shade and curtain fixtures, it being understood that the partswill be substantially duplicated 0n the opposite side of the windowframe.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals are applied to likeparts, 10 indicates the front upper portion of a window frameand 11 theportion or sides between which are located the sash-frame, and tothe-upper portion of'the window frame supports 19. Wlll be secured. Thesupports 12, may be made from strip of metal or they may be cast, theirshape being such as to provide an outstanding central-portion throughwhich is formed a slot 13, beyond which :the end portions of thesupports extend inward and then outward parallel- The terscrewsused'toattach the supports to the window frame and one of the terminals of thesupports shaped to providena vertical socket 14, or equivalent means forassociating with the support a curtain rod carrier, as 15.

The curtain rod carriers 15 are bifurcated at their upper portions andpreferably one of the tines will be in line with the stem, the othertine being out of line with the stem, the lower end of the stem being tapered and having a shoulder, as shown in Fig. 5. The stem maybeflattened and intermediately bent so that the tines will have a tendencyto press against the face of the window frame when the opposite end isseated in the socket 14:. The curtain rod carriers or members 15, whenof the form shown may be used to carry a curtain pole 16 having curvedends to which are secured plates 17 or flanges which bear against thewindow frame and serve with the pressure of the tines of the forkagainst the plates or flanges to maintain the arched pole in ahorizontal position across the upper part of the window frame. When themembers 15 are not required to carry an arched pole they may be turnedto position one of the tines of the fork outward, and when so positionedwill maintain a straight curtain pole. A pair of curtains or lambrequinsin practice are attached to rings on the pole, and when arched poles areused the curtains or lambrequins and the supporting rings may be slid tooccupy a position adjacent to the ends of the pole. The pole supports 15instead of having their lower ends shaped to be inserted in sockets inthe supports 12, may be fastened otherwise thereto, for in stance byscrews as indicated on Fig. 6, of the drawings.

The shade roll is maintained by brackets 18, each of which is preferablymade from sheet metal and of such form or shape as to provide a reartransverse portion 19 and side members 20 and 21 which extend forward,

in use, and are of different lengths the same having at equal distancesfrom the rear portion slits or open ended slots 22, and the longer sidemember 21 has formed therein either a perforation or a recess as 23 toreceive a stud of the shade roll. The rear wall of the bracket 18 has athreaded aperture for a bolt 21 the head of which bears upon the support12 adjacent to the walls of the slot 13, said bolt clamping the bracketsecurely to the support and providing for adjustment thereon to suit thelength of the shade roller carried by the brackets.

As shown by Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings, the inner ends of thesupports, when in place, may have secured thereto depending members25,.which have at their lower ends inwardly extending portions 26, withrecesses in their upper edges, indicated by 27, for the reception ofstuds on shade rollers, such rollers when used being between the innerside walls of the window frame. The depending shade roller carriers 25,may be ofsuch length as to locate a curtain roll about opposite themeeting rails of the sashes, and when of a length to maintain the shaderoll in such position half length shades may be used, otherwise thedepending shade roll carriers may be short, and in neither instance willthe shade rollers interfere as they will be out of vertical alignmentwith each other.

The shade rolls when a pair are used for one window admit of the use ofone full length shade and one of a half length, or two of'full length asdesired and the invention also provides for maintaining either an archedor a straight curtain pole, for the support of a pair of curtains.

The shade and curtain fixture herein described and illustrated is simplein construction and is readily attachable for use, the supportingmembers are not connected as the supports are usually secured to thecorner blocks of the window frame, and the resilient curtain polesupport in connection with a bowed curtain pole having flanges or platesat its ends holds the pole securely in place, and such support may alsobe used to carry a straight pole.

I am aware that it is not broadly. new to have curtain fixtures of aconstruction adapted to support in place curtain poles and curtainrolls, and to provide'for a variety of adjustments of the same, and Imake no broad claim thereto, nor do I restrict my invention to suchchanges or modifications as may fall within the scope of my invention aspointed out in the following claims. 7

I claim:

1. A shade and curtain fixture, comprising a support having end portionswith apertures therethrough and an outstanding intermediateportion'provided with a longitudinal slot, a bracket having a transverserear portion through which is formed a threaded aperture and sidemembers with open-ended and alined slits for engagement with theoutstanding portion of the support and a bolt for fixedly connecting thebracket with the support.

2. A shade and curtain fixture, comprising a support for attachment to awindow frame provided at one end with a vertical socket, a bracket for ashade roller which is adjustably associated with the support, a curtainrod carrier having a bifurcated upper portion and a stem which extendstherefrom to maintain the curtain rod car-' rier in a vertical positionwhen engaging the socket, and a bend between the part of the curtain rodcarrier that engages the socket and its bifurcated upper portion, saidbend ofisetting the bifurcated upper portion from the stem and tendingto press the part above the bend toward a surface to which the supportis attached.

3. In a curtain and shade fixture, a support for attachment to a windowframe, a 5 curtain pole carrier maintained by the support the samehaving atits upper portion tines to provide a crotch for the receptionof a curtain pole, the stem of said carrier being bent transversely tocause in use the crotch portion of the carrier tobe pressed toward theWindow frame, for use with a curtain pole having ends povided with aflange or plate against which the tines of the carrier will abut tomaintain the pole in a horizontal position.

MARY BORGES.

